Review: Home Automation Insider on the Fibaro Z-Wave Wall Plug
In what we hope will be a regular slot, we’ve talked Automated Home reader, turned Home Automation Industry Insider, Martyn Wendon, into reviewing some smart…
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Review: Heatmiser Neo Smart Home Heating Control System
last weekend Automated Home reader Robin Edwards converted the boring old 20th century heating system in his holiday getaway to a shiny new smart home alternative,…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2013
Another year has passed and with it the chance to look back at the state of the union in the world of home automation. There…
[Sponsor] Make the Most of Your Laptop Experience
Remember when everyone had to have a big bulky PC on their desktop. Now we all want Laptops that give us the freedom to take…
Video: Robert Scoble’s Home Automation Interview with Revolv Co-Founder
Here’s the Scobleizer’s half-hour Google Hangout with Revolv co-founder, Mike Soucie. Revolv aim to be the App to unify your home automation systems on iOS (Android coming…
Honeywell Reveal New evohome Smartphone Controlled Zoned Heating System
This morning Honeywell have announced the UK launch of evohome. The new heating system will control the temperature in up to 12 zones plus hot water…
Video: Revolv “Sexy” Home Automation
There’s been plenty of shiny new home automation products in the last few years. Many, like Nest, have been successful and have brought new functionality and…
Video: The Verge Tour of Smart Home Tech
Episode 17 of the Verge’s “Top Shelf” video podcast is entitled “Playing House”. David Pierce interviews Piers Fawkes of PSFK as they show some contemporary…
Zipato ZipaBox Wireless Home Automation Controller Mega Review
The £170 ZipaBox from little known Croatian company Zipato challenges VeraLite’s Micasa Verde on price, yet promises a feature set on a par with high-end…
Home Automation Systems and Technology Choices
The term “Home Automation” encompasses many different areas including Lighting, Heating / Aircon (HVAC), Energy Management, Security / CCTV, AV Distribution and Entertainment. There are…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2012
Our annual look back at the top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year for 2012 reveals even more interest in energy saving technologies with heating…
Loxone Wins Smart Home Award – Case Study
Loxone recently won the German Smart Home Award in the ‘Best Project’ category. The prize was award for “The Brown Box”, a smart home fully kitted…
Apple Announce iPhone 5 – Here’s What You Need to Know
A few years ago a new Apple announcement meant very little in the home automation world. But now that the smartphone is increasingly becoming the preferred interface to our homes, a…
Video : $55 Million Mansion Home Automation Setup
“The first ever episode of The BGR Show takes an in-depth look at the cutting-edge technology used to automate a $55 million estate in New…
Automated Home 15th Anniversary Special #8 – Dr Karam Karam, Idratek
2011 sees Automated Home reach the ripe old age of 15. To celebrate our quindecennium (yes, really) we’ve asked some friends of the site to…
New Modero Touchscreen from AMX brings Gesture Navigation
Here's the new MVP-9000i from AMX. A 9” widescreen LED-backlit touchpanel for control and automation that uses what's described as a "next-generation user interface that…
My Automated Home : Martyn Wendon’s Four Nodes
In the latest of our ‘My Automated Home’ series, Martyn Wendon shows us round the four Nodes of his smart home set-up. Covering a decade…
The iPhone 4 – Our First Impressions, Good and Bad
The iPhone 4 landed at the Automated Home a day late but here’s our low down on the handset after a few days of (playing…
PetPorte SmartFlap – Microchip Cat Flap Review
Automated Home reader and contributor Ant Skelton takes us on a tale of intrigue, mystery love and automation as he installs a microchip controlled pet…
ASRock 330 Brings Affordable HDMI 1080P XBMC Solution
A few days ago we were contacted by the guys at LinITX.com Apparently they had a little box we’d be interested in. Turns out the…